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June 12, 2019 By iluvcinema Leave a Comment

When Your Time is Short, Go See a Short! (Tribeca 2019)

Unfortunately this year, my time at Tribeca was rather short. I therefore had to be strategic in how I mapped out my screenings.
One tactic that I used was to pack in a few of the Tribeca Shorts programming blocks into my viewing schedule. Here are the highlights.

The Good

Of the three programming blocks I watch, I have to say the most rewarding to watch was Down to Earth. The films in this collection were a series of Sci-Fi oriented short films, running no more than 30 minutes in length. The overall quality of each of the films was consistent and in keeping in with the theme.

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June 11, 2019 By iluvcinema Leave a Comment

LINDA RONSTADT: The Sound of My Voice

Every year, I take a look at the Tribeca Film Festival programming guide and find a few films which stand out as “must-see.” It’s a sure bet that a documentary about one of my favorite vocalists would be on the list.

LINDA RONSTADT: The Sound of My Voice, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman allows Ronstadt to tell the story of her life in her own voice. As I mentioned in my review of Rocketman (which yes, is a feature, so not exactly the same), autobiographies on screen can provide a mixed result in terms of my overall satisfaction. The Sound of My Voice did end up tipping in the favorable column however. Allow me to elaborate.

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April 29, 2019 By iluvcinema Leave a Comment

TCMFF 2019: Reflections on a Favorite Film Festival

Prologue

It never gets old. April is always a crazy month for me. One where my cinematic worlds collide. From classic film, to contemporary indies and finally the start of the summer box office season, what is created is a dizzying celluloid haze.

There is a saving grace in the rush however – every so often, I pocket aside a quiet moment which allows me to reflect upon the individual experience of one event. In this post, I am reflecting on the 10^th Annual TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF).

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